The Problem With Money In The Bank 

who should win money in the bank this year?

I still find it amazing that Chris Jericho invented MITB but has never won that match.

To me, Seth Rollins was the last guy who actually kept that Edge's legacy of ultimate opportunist the way he cashed in!! After that, MITB really felt like an overpush... Either the wrong pick or bad bookings...

*It deeply saddens me that money in the bank has become a complete joke, considering the fact that it’s the best modern stipulation in wrestling*

One simple thing: plan the title reign. So many of the cash-ins are just based on creating "moments" and not on actually creating future main eventers. A MitB storyline shouldn't end at the cash-in, but it should continue throughout their first title reign. If you invest months into this person who's supposed to be the next star just for them to lose it in a month or so, it throws the entire concept and all that build down the drain. If you're gonna make someone WORLD CHAMPION, then they need to be treated as such, as you just end up devaluing whatever title they win.

1. Removing it from Wrestlemania was killed the prestige of it. 2.Having a annual PLE and cashing it the same night is stupid. It was alright with kane. 3. Remember when Edge won back then (2005) they used it to carry storylines and it was perfect.

You can craft unique storylines with the contract as well. Example 1: A MITB winner holds onto to the briefcase for almost a year and is pressured to find a time to cash in before the contract expires. Example 2: A heel MITB winner feuds with a babyface who continuously foils the heel's opportunity to cash in on a champion.

The more recent MITB winners from 2017 to now, have been just lackluster and not as rewarding as previous years. Don’t get me wrong, there were some I personally enjoyed, such as Big E and Liv Morgan, despite their lackluster reigns as champs, but outside of them, almost every winner didn’t feel deserving, and that sucks. I truly hope this can be fixed, because I want to see MITB back to its former glory. 🙏

I don't think Austin Theory has ever recovered from that botched MITB cash in of his

I feel like Money In The Bank works well when someone is over and is in the midcard longer than they should be. That's why LA Knight is the perfect choice because no amount of adversity can turn him into a main event player - this is where you insert the briefcase to close the gap. And this is why Seth's was special too. The shock values never hit because we don't care much or it's not believable enough to have that person rocket (especially if there's no momentum - which is why other people think Damien Priest should win this year's) Notice how people who weren't the right holders just hit rock bottom or never recovered? That should tell you something. **Also, I still think Theory was going to help bring the prestige back with the way he was forced down our throats and teasing it - the problem is Reigns already had two belts lol

I hope LA Knight can bring back the prestige of the MITB briefcase

Having Miz win it and lose the title before live crowds returned was the biggest robbery in recent memory. He deserved to have another title run

Ever since Seth Rollins, we haven't really had a good MITB winner. Sheamus was decent, Ambrose literally cashed in few later, don't get me started with Corbin, Strowman, Lesnar, & Otis winning, Big E was cool, but his WWE Title reign was forgettable. I was happy when Austin Theory won, but yeah they dropped the ball with that. Hopefully this year we get a good Mr Money in the Bank.

With Theory, here's how they could've booked him. They could've just had him answer the open challenge and lose clean. Then out of pure ego, he attacks Rollins after the match and upon seeing Rollins beat down, he cashes in on him to get the last laugh. This would've made more sense character wise and would've gave a better explanation on why Theory didn't cash in on Roman. That's how I would've had it played out. If they want Rollins to get the title back, they could've had Rollins get it back at the next PPV

Some of my MITB ideas over the years: 1: On the rare occasion that the World/Universal etc Title is on the line at say a Royal Rumble (As in the actual Rumble match), have the MITB winner cash in at the end during the celebration of the Rumble winner/new Champion. 2: Have the MITB winner be in the same faction as the World/Universal champion. The thought process is that the faction then consider themselves untouchable as they have the title and briefcase…until an unexpected cash in. For this to work effectively, there needs to be enough occasions where the briefcase holder helps their faction member to win matches and/or no hint of dissension. Then….unexpected cash in! 3: The MITB holder hiding the briefcase under the ring after assisting the champion (a babyface champion) from being badly assaulted. This match and the people involved will have nothing to do with the MITB holder (storyline wise) before then. The beating that the champion will be receiving will be so severe that it’s seen as understandable that someone…anyone comes to help. MITB Briefcase holder comes to help and clears the ring…until they unexpectedly hit the champion with a signature move, roll out of the ring, look under it and pull the briefcase out…to cashing in right then and there! (For this to work/look effective it would need to be like Daniel Bryan and Big Show where the referee doesn’t insist on waiting for the champion to get to their feet!) Cash in, Samantha announcing the cash in, ring the bell, match starts! Finisher, new champ!

The money in the bank hasn’t elevated superstar like it did in the pass and plus the wrong choice always wins 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

They really ruined the contracts purpose when they had Austin Theory cash it in for the US title😭

Despite how successful its been i personally feel like making it its own ppv didnt sit right with me. It felt more special and memorable when it was on the WM card as it gave guys a spot on the card and a chance to have their WM moment

Their first mistake was making the 2017 MITB a brand exclusive event because the SD Live roster was not strong enough to have a star win it. That being said, Shinsuke Nakamura was RIGHT. THERE.

MITB and the 24/7 title have something in common; both can be cashed in or challenged for anytime and anywhere.

The problem with money of the bank is that there is nothing left to do. I think the contract peaked in 2015 when Rollins cashed it in in the main event of Wrestle-mania. There is little left to do with the contract.

Liv Morgan winning Money in the Bank last year just felt like the absolute right thing. Problem is, they just fed her to Ronda and of course, crowd turned on her (as usual). Liv winning the contract was like the first time something felt right with the concept in like 3-4 years but nah, baddest woman on the planet is what everyone prefers....

Tbh Austin's failed cash in was systemic of a much bigger problem going on at that time. Austin Theory wasn't very well booked *far before* he got the MITB. It was very clear that Austin was getting favors done by Vince even outside of kayfabe and that really hurt people's perception of him. So with Trips being in charge shortly after this, he was suddenly given the incredibly hard task of getting the briefcase off of Austin Theory in a believable way. He couldn't do it on Roman Reigns because no way would anybody believe Austin could possibly beat him (at that time or even now imo). All the secondary titles were also on equally big stars, so what could he have possibly done? I didn't like his cash in either, and I think the decision came super close to burying Austin Theory, but it was honestly the best thing Trips could have done at the time with the resources he had.

This was an excellent video and you just earned yourself a sub, cheers!

I think people and especially the writers forget that the briefcase is more than just a world title shot. This thing is a gimmick through and through and it always will be.

MITB should be done as a PPV they should of kept it as a special wrestlemania match like how it started , those mitb match from 2005-2009 at mania were the best & it only makes sense , their winning a briefcase that allows them to cash in for any champion they want when they want so it should be a big moment maybe it should be wrestlemania big

I know you made this before RAW but think this year if they don't give it to LA Knight they gotta put it on Priest. The stuff between him, Rollins, and Finn would make a compelling story if he had the briefcase

MITB needs someone like LA Knight, imo. As he is great on a mic and would love for him to have a storyline with some of the current champions. Especially Seth Rollins or even Austin Theory would be fun. Though I think a storyline feud around the MITB with Seth Rollins would be really fun and I think the two guys can make some great television around it.

The best cash ins are Edge and Rollins. Great build up, great cashed in, great title reign and legit main eventers. The key ingredient in Money in the Bank is proper booking. Make the winner a threat and give them a great title reign.

What is the backing track called. It’s so nostalgic

Imo they killed the MITB concept when they gave it to Braun who didnt need it, then one later Brock was worse (needed even less), Otis even worse (midcarder at best, jobber to be real + he was litteraly the worst choice to win it in this 2020 match), and the Theory's one killed the dust of this concept

L A Knight doesn't need MITB The MITB needs L A Knight YEAH!!

We need people this passionate to help run the wwe 100

this man is spittin

Bro, you make the best videos, you need to be keeping that crack coming on a regular 😂

I think to revive MITB Kavin Owens should win next year

From 2017 to 2022 there was no good wrestlers to hold the money in the Bank only Big E in the 2021 and 2017,2018 is complete waste so i hope WWE give what fans want this year . Give La knight is the huge thing and i think it's great choice because we have the World Heavyweight Championship too .

A title shot at Summerslam will be nice!

Just spoiling us with the recent uploads huh!

Great video man❤, so when are you going to give your thought on this years Wrestlemania

Even with the Bloodline story going through as it is, I still believe Austin Theory should have successfully cashed-in and stolen the Universal Championship from right under Roman's nose. 1: McMahon's protégé, hand-picked to be the next top star with clear main event cowardly heel potential, a role he naturally slots into after it took so long for Roman to actually settle into the gimmick most befitting for him. 2: Holding onto the briefcase until just before Roman's 1000th day as champion to undercut him and make missing out on that landmark even more painful for Reigns, and unceremoniously booting Cody out of the main event scene by stealing his rematch spot. 3: Being Vince's final big middle finger to the fans as a way to remind them that this is Vinny-Mac's world and we're all living in it, even after he's retired, and giving Theory out after out after out to ensure he holds onto the belt by any means necessary (having a "nest egg" for Vince's "favourite child" so he can pay off referees or other wrestlers to help him cheat to win, for instance.) 4: A reminder that the MITB briefcase is a *_heel prop by nature,_* as it's an immediate skip-the-line tool and who keep trying to skip the line to greatness? Midcard heels, just like Austin Theory. 5: Seeing Roman losing his prized championship to someone so undeserving purely because of who's supporting him from behind the scenes, and seeing him spiral into a self-destructive obsession with getting the Universal Title back would have been an interesting direction to take the Bloodline's story - Roman making a big deal about Solo and the Usos losing matches and holding onto titles for as long as possible, only to lose his own championship to someone clearly not on his level and before he made history as the longest reigning Universal Champion would utterly break him, and him failing time and again to get it back from Theory because of shenanigans (mostly from Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens screwing with the Bloodline, but also from Theory paying off guys like Pretty Deadly or Bronson Reed to help him win with Daddy Vince's money, maybe even with a Paul Heyman backstab to the Tribal Chief) would make his descent into madness a great deconstruction of his character and just how fragile his hold on the top of the WWE mountain actually is. In the end, here's hoping they go through with having L.A. Knight succeed where Austin Theory failed; we need, and I mean _* really need*_ a MITB winner who's the best man for the role, and nobody could be a better fit right now than Knight - hell, if they can give Jinder Mahal a title run *_without_* the MITB briefcase, they can give someone a title reign by cashing in the bleedin' thing and the only man who can make it work as intended is L.A. Knight.

I was in Wilkes Barre PA when Theory cashed in on seth and honestly it was great but I hope that LA wins and becomes champ

Damian priest should get it imo. He is built like and has potential for becoming a powerhouse, but he isn´t built like it yet. I think he could have a nice reign if they let roman drop his title to cody rhodes Then a way for them to build the briefcase again is to have it be a part of the judgement days arsenal. Since JD and cody have had a few segments standing against eachother, priest cashing in on him could make sense. His reign could also be simple, he is a powerhouse type guy but not at the current level of roman/drew, etc... He does have the judgement day to have his back.

HONESTLY CORBIN IS ALWAYS THE BEGINING OF ALL 😂

Roman getting sick at Day 1 2022 literally changed the entire build for the rest of 2022 - 2023. But my honestly I could booked it much better than Mr McMahon.

Unpopular opinion: apart from Edge's second cash in and Miz and Rollins'one, a MITB reign never really elevated anybody. This is also because the stipulation is thought to be very heelish, so that in reality a low number of people could really benefit from it. Just look at Punk, Bryan, Ziggler, Ambrose reigns after cash in: bad at best, awful sometimes. MITB is often a fun match but its purposes are flawed from the beginning.

What you said at the end there is exactly how I feel. Wrestling does not need to be complicated. So many of the best moments in WWE of the last few years have been the result of them getting out of a bad situation that they put themselves in through poor booking. IT DOESNT HAVE TO BE THIS WAY!!! MITB isn’t my favourite stipulation, that has to go to the EC and lord knows they’ve had more than a few occasions where they’ve ruined that. But I still love it and what it can do. Personally I’d bring it back to Mania, remove the yearly PPV so you can see where the company is going for the next year, post-win cash-in would have even more eyes on it, WrestleMania ladder matches are always fun to watch, and it gives a platform for casual fans to see the winner and what they’re capable of. Most WWE storylines come to an end after WrestleMania anyway, so you literally have a fresh start and can build the winner without all the tricky ins-and-outs of having this new ‘next guy’ put in the centre of ongoing heated storylines that deserve a proper conclusion.

Maybe this is an unpopular opinion idk, but I think what seemed to be Vince's initial plan for Theory actually could've been really entertaining. Don't forget that Theory jobbing to Seth on his god awful cash in was a Triple H thing. Under Vince it sort of started to seem like the running joke was going to be Theory continuously attempting to cash-in the contract only to fail like every single time. Had that had played out like a running gag for each PPV it could've been really entertaining and had made Theory's time with the briefcase really unique. Instead though he was punished by Triple H for... idk... getting pushed too hard by Vince?

I would like them to stop wasting cash ins on mid card titles.

Hot take. I think MITB as a PPV as a whole isn’t that great. Because honestly….. how many matches in the PPV that isn’t the main attraction match that you really remember? Maybe 2 or 3 but as a whole the MITB PPV to me is just a show with a specialty match and other matches that just so happen to be on there and you sit and watch then waiting for both of them. At least the Royal Rumble had numerous classics people still bring up that isn’t the main attraction match itself. I think it would work better if it slowly works it’s way as a WM thing again or maybe even Summerslam. Make it even more grand and special saying it belongs on an even bigger PPV.

Idea: take a up and coming heel. Have him/ her win mitb. The person chooses to preserve themselves and go on commentary to scout the big 2 champs and antagonize both while building story. The 2 champs attempt to unify at wrestlemania and the mitb holder cashes in to win both in one shot on the biggest stage with little work. Both champs injured the heel can talk smack defend twice and lose in the return of one champ due to interference from the other returning champ to set up the triple threat at summer slam. This is where you can legitimately put over the up and coming heel. Continue defences and have them lose to a mitb cash in to the heels face rival from nxt and put 2 over and have a good rivalry. Thats how you use thw old to put over the new with long term story telling

Get rid of the mitb ppv, too many gimmick PPVs there's no element of surprise

Maybe they are doing this so when someone DOES cash in on the big belt, it’s a way bigger deal and seems like more of a bigger surprise then knowing they are going to cash in on the big belt each time. don’t know if this makes sense but it’s what i’m thinking 😂

It doesn't need to go away but it could be scaled down. How about just 1 briefcase per year and alternate between men and women? Also have it main event to rid the temptation of doing a same night cash-in.

I never really got into Money in the Bank. It always felt like quick and cheap way to elevate wrestlers instead of actually taking the the time to build them up. The recent Money in the Bank winners and cash-ins exposed that flaw. MitB should just be done with and WWE should build new stars with better booking

As much as i hate the miz, gotta give it up to his MITB run. The multiple fake xash ins was a perfect heel move

The other problem with MITB is that the only world titles we've had for the past 3ish years have all been on roman and no one is beating him. So everyone know that MITB is useless because roman is staying at the top. Now that there's a new heavyweight title it might make it better for making stars.

seth rollins is still last great mitb holder

I think it should go back to being a Wrestlemania match, what better stage for what *could* be a year long build than WWEs new year event if it were to go back to only being one night then have either the mens or womens match that way you dont have a winner without a story problem that seems to happen, woth two night Wrestlemanias have one a night. Honestly, I'm tired of all the match type PPVs in general with the exception of the Royal Rumble they water down the stipulation cause them to be shoe horned into storylines and end up doing more harm than good

I’m not upset about the women’s money in the bank but i think it would be cool if someone held the briefcase longer other than carmella but i do enjoy cash ins on the same night or the next night

" Though that's no fault of her own is it now Mr. Rollins " 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

it was my favorite during 2006 - 2010 and then the Royal Rumble took it through 2011 - 2022 and now it’s my favorite again hopefully this year’s mitb keeps it like that I SWEAR IF LA KNIGHT DOES NOT WIN I WILL RIOT

Riddle should’ve been in the match this year as well as priest

I personally think that they should revamp the Money in the Bank concept by saying that there's 1 of 2 things inside: 1. A World Title Shot 2. $250,000 Imagine the number of storylines this opens because then, Mr. MITB is not subjected to the old familiar storyline but can actually use the briefcase to heighten a personal feud. It would be awesome!

The MITB has been treated like a joke for years now. The last time the MITB was treated as something was when Ambrose won it in 2016. And the last time the MITB was treated as a huge deal was when Edge cashed in on Taker in 2007. So the MITB is just now something they have to do and not treated as anything special at all.

I would have booked Otis TOTALLY differently. With the pandemic causing a mess, I would have leaned into his silliness and just totally shot the moon with him (just to see what happened). He won his Mandy at WM, he won the MitB, and I would have had him cash in to win the belt. He was a hero to the casuals & especially to kids, and could have done some great things for their ratings during the Performance Center and Thunderdome eras. And if he sucked, wait until the crowds returned and totally ret-conned everything. Pretend that the entire pandemic era was a daydream, put the belt back on Drew. The reveal could have been awesome too: open Raw with Otis mid-match with some retired legend (like The Rock or the Undertaker). Otis sets them up for The Caterpillar as the crowd chants “Otis! Otis!” But then it transitions from the ring to the locker room, where Tucker is shaking Otis and calling his name. “Oh man, I just had the craziest dream!” and tells him about all of the RIDICULOUS things he did in 2020. Tucker laughs and says, “you lost me at ‘dated Mandy Rose’. Come on buddy, we have a match with Miz and Morrison.”

that briefcase only looked great and promising in like 3 or 4 superstars : RVD, Edge, Punk & Sett, and maybe Dolph, in rest ... just wasted space... I wish L.A Knight will make it prestigious once again, with run attempts to cash in on both Top tiers almost every week.

I'm still waiting for Montez Ford as Mr. Money in the Bank

yup

I personally think they should make money in the bank match back at wrestlemania the whole ppv for it has gotten very stale ane boreing atleast to me. It was more fun to watch at wrestlemania

that theory cash-in nonsensical failure has to be HHH's largest failure ever since he came in, aside from the poor women's booking (it's felt much better since mania though)

I never like MITB (,HIAC and TLC) as it's own ppv because I find it weirdly boring and feel those gimmick match lost its uniqueness. this year, LA Knight need to WIN or F The WWE.

The Gold and Black briefcases were perfect if you think about it 🤔the green, blue, red and white ones are the problem if you really think about it

8:10 i don't want Seth to loose his WHC .. atleast a year reign is needed after they've been burying him for so many years . Even the title would be prestigious

I love the concept but they kind of threw it away. WWE doesn’t try to really build new stars in awhile with the MITB briefcase. I feel like wwe should just move the MITB matches back to Wrestlemania. We don’t really need a PPV for it.

The it's one am glad it gave Mix a 2nd title run he deserved it he's put in nearly 2 decades of barley being injured n to tough it out n prove himself to point he's obv locker room leader wae few others now defo he'll be hof defo n we will look bk n realise JST how good he done considering

The MITB concept is dead at this point cause the last legit good cash in was Ambrose back in 2016

I love LA Knight.... and I'd love to see him as champion.... however...i think Finn Balor needs it the most right now... he's the leader of a faction and he's been the least successful member... Perhaps a cash in would help

it should be every 2 years

Are you going to drop the cena edge and orton end of era video

Seeing what theory did Otis could have used it for the tag titles

I’m pretty sure Austin Theory went for the US title because Vince pushed him for the money in the bank but HHH thought he wasn’t ready yet when he took over creative so they made him cash it in on the US title to revert the mib win

The problem is that overall booking for WWE is shit. When's the last time WWE did any long term planning for anyone that's not THE main eventer for their brand at a PPV? The value of the MItB is on par with being a 24/7 title., what creative ways can we find to drop this instead of planning for it to be meaningful over the course of the year. The fact that the last time is was a real story element was when Brock had it is indicative of how bad WWE is at planning for everyone else.

La Knight should win the mitt breifcase

LA Knight and Zoey Stark. Surely! Suuurely!

The bigger issue is the disrespect on midcard titles we had great ic champions and us if the midcards was strong it be more believable

You Can Say the same thing about some Last 6 Aur 7 Royal Rumble winners

I would have booked below 6 for MITB ladder match. Jey Uso, Dominic Mysterio, LA Knight, AJ Styles, Karrion Kross and Cody Rhodes. I would have Drew McIntyre interfere and win the briefcase.

Cody Rhodes plz it’s just right . And since it’s about making and reviving stars . Shana bazler needs it like hell she needs to be Batman not robin . And she needs to beat Becky for the title .

How about the MITB winner holds on to the brief case for too long, then make a story line where they must cash in before next year's mitb ppv or else they must defend it in the match again. Idk, I'm just surprised that in 18 years, we've never gotten a story line where the MITB winner waits too long to cash in, then starts to feel pressure to rush a cash in as the next years ppv quickly approaches.

I think they should get rid of mitb for a few years and then bring back the men’s mitb at ‘Mania. Maybe have the women’s mitb on the raw or SD after Mania to give them shows stakes. Also, I think another big issue is they don’t have a plan anymore for when the winners win. Especially for the recent men’s winners. They should give the briefcase to someone they can actually see being World champion in the next year. Guys like Theory, Corbin and Otis were nowhere near world championship level:

the last great MITB holder was Seth Rollins

Hopefully this year La Knight wins and cashes in on rollins a Knight and Rollins feud would be great

they should have both holders cary the briefcase for at least 4-5 months, posibly longer, and have both of them cash in succesfully

Barron corbin will never reach main event status again

Only LA Knight and Becky Lynch can save this briefcase now Give them a long reign with the briefcase, hell even have them defend that briefcase too. That's the only way to save MITB

I feel the same way about RR, this year’s RR was good but lately RRs has felt extremely garbage

Stone cold Steve Austin theory shouldn't have been screved like that 😢

The winners I believe I going to be LA Knight “YEAH” and Iyo Skye who will cash in by that weeks Smackdown 🤦‍♂️😂💯

I always hated the Money In The Bank concept. People that shouldn’t be world champions cashing in on champions while they’re hurt is lame. You shouldn’t be able to randomly cash in. You should have to set up the match in advance like RVD. That’ll be better.